INTERNET: NEUTRALITY : BUSINESS: CORPORATIONS: NAMED CORPORATIONS: COMCAST: Franken Questions Comcast's Commitment to Net Neutrality

[David P. Dillard]

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INTERNET: NEUTRALITY :

BUSINESS: CORPORATIONS: NAMED CORPORATIONS: COMCAST:

Franken Questions Comcast's Commitment to Net Neutrality

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Franken Questions Comcast's Commitment to Net Neutrality

By Chloe Albanesius

May 7, 2012 05:36pm EST

PC Magazine

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404085,00.asp

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Sen. Al Franken today penned a letter to the FCC and Department of
Justice, arguing that Comcast's decision not to apply data caps to Xbox
streaming, among other things, runs afoul of the conditions imposed on the
cable provider's merger with NBC Universal.

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In the year since the Comcast-NBCU deal was approved, a number of
complaints have been filed with the FCC, but the agency has failed to take
timely action, Franken wrote.

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"I am concerned that if the Commission fails to address conditions
disputes in a timely manner, it will only incentivize Comcast to challenge
future conditions and delay resolution of disputes through a protracted
complaint process," the Minnesota Democrat said.

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One of the issues Franken mentioned in his five-page letter was Comcast's
decision not to impose its 250GB residential data cap on those who stream
Xfinity TV content via the Xbox 360. The move recently prompted Netflix
CEO Reed Hastings to accuse Comcast of violating the FCC's net neutrality
rules.

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The conditions of the NBCU merger, Franken said, included the requirement
that Comcast not prioritize its own video programming over that of a
competitor. "I am not yet prepared to say that this appears to be a
technical violation of the Commission's merger order or DOJ's final
judgment, but I urge both of your agencies to investigate this conduct
immediately," he wrote.

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If anything, the move "raises serious questions about how Comcast will
favor its own content and services to the detriment of its competitors,"
Franken said.

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The announcement has reportedly prompted Sony to reconsider launching an
Internet TV service over fear of Comcast data caps, Franken said.

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